Spokesman of the Special Task Force (STF) Captain Salisu Mustapher said the deaths resulted from fighting as a result of personal differences between two people and not an external attack.
Residents gave the names of the deceased as Garos Bitrus (mother), Nzang Bitrus and Davou Bitrus (children) as well as Simon Magit, a member of a second family. Bitrus, an affected family head, sustained injuries and is receiving treatment at a hospital in the area.